In the hunt for new therapeutics for cancer and infectious diseases, lasso peptides prove to be a catch. Their knot-like ...

The NYTimes article has an article today talking about the role of lactic acid and exercise. First up, I think the fault probably lies with the writer, not the scientist, for misrepresenting valid ...

Peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) represent a revolutionary class of synthetic nucleic acid analogues, in which the traditional sugar–phosphate backbone is replaced by a neutral N-(2-aminoethyl) glycine ...

Dementia is an umbrella term for several age-related disorders that can cause cognitive problems such as dysfunction in communication, attention, memory, reasoning, or problem solving; it includes ...

These chains come in a wide range of lengths. In humans a typical protein is about 400 amino acids long; some are a lot longer. Molecules of RNA, one of the two nucleic acids, can reach up to 100,000 ...

The body needs fatty acids for a variety of functions, and the health benefits of taking fatty acid supplements have long been debated. DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) is an omega-3 fatty acid, and it's ...

New research has found that amino acids, the building blocks of life, may have traveled to Earth on interstellar dust grains, ...

Hyaluronic acid is a molecule that is present in the skin and joints throughout the human body. It performs various functions throughout the body, from soothing the skin to healing wounds and ...

A natural fungal pathogen could help the US fight back against invasive ants that act like an "ecological wrecking ball." Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist ...